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Run elixir from ChatGPT or Claude

Functional metaprogramming aware language built on Erlang VM. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run elixir on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About elixir

Version
1.20.5
License
Apache-2.0
Installs (last 365 days)
38,667 · #359 in Homebrew
Homepage
elixir-lang.org
Install
brew install elixir

Try asking

“Install elixir with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read elixir --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update elixir and tell me what changed”

Depends on

erlang

Used by

elixir-ls · ejabberd

Questions

Can ChatGPT run elixir on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs elixir there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.

Do I need to install elixir first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install elixir for you.

Is it safe?
A new computer starts read-only: running commands is turned on per computer, and BCD reaches only the folders you allow.

Try it on your computer

BCD connects ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps to your own Mac, Windows or Linux computer. One computer is free, with 20,000 tool calls a month and no card.

Program data from Homebrew, updated 2026-11-11. Installs are Homebrew's installs on request over the last 365 days.